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Photo by Stuart Villanueva.STEm TO STERN 86A Nova Scotia schooner in Galveston Bay hOmEPORT 94Furniture, pieces collected through years of marriage create inviting homeCOuNTER CuLTuRE 98Designer embraces original design in historic kitchen renovationbEAuTIFuL bACKYARDS 102League City couple creates critter-friendly backyardShuTTERbugS 106Readers share their coastal photos7294326 COAStMOnthLY.COM / MAY 2015 SINCE 1976WE KNOW GALVESTON AND WE CALL IT HOME409.763.8030 • 800.765.0576thehousecompany.comSALES AND RENTALS4502 Woodrow$395,000Joyce Fant409-771-83422428 Avenue O$775,000Joyce Fant409-771-83421818 35th Street $325,000Tom Schwenk713-857-23093917 P ½ $197,000Tom Schwenk713-857-23091416 22nd$89,000Casey Howell409-599-9461 4115 Silver Reef $1,095,000Tanya Jones409-789-722217110 FAA RdPENDINGSidney Tregre409-392-1013 17730 Fir Rd$321,500Sidney Tregre409-392-1013 1902 Back Bay$89,000Sidney Tregre409-392-1013 3205 Avenue N $245,900Edie Harrington409-789-67421621 68th $169,900Casey Howell409-599-9461 PendingNew Price!14 Cedar Lawn $375,000Edie Harrington409-789-6742PUBLISHERLeonard WoolseyEDITORLaura ElderDESIGN EDITORMelissa RiveraCREATIVE DIRECTOR/ FOOD STYLISTAlicia CahillPHOTOGRAPHERSJennifer ReynoldsStuart VillanuevaCONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERSLeslie AckermanAlysha BeckKevin M. 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